Have you ever considered hiring yourself out to your fellow students for preparing special meals? It would give you the opportunity to make great dishes and get paid too! (don't mind me, I'm the eternal optimist of the group)

Thanks for the optimism,
The thought has crossed my mind, and perhaps in graduate school i will try it out. There are so many students that have no idea how to make cereal let alone cook something for a special someone. However, i am very limited in time (the whole opera singer thing takes up about all of my life, and i am constantly fulfilling that, my first passion).

Wow, i never thought that i would find a community to bounce ideas off of and be so supportive of a young cook! I just started this account a few hours ago and already i have multiple replies. I am glad to be a member!

Wow, i never thought that i would find a community to bounce ideas off of and be so supportive of a young cook! I just started this account a few hours ago and already i have multiple replies. I am glad to be a member!

And we are super glad to have you here Brenda! In my experience this is the very best cooking forum on the web, and it's like a kitchen away from kitchen for me.